FILE PHOTO: Russian Navy's reconnaissance ship Liman of the Black Sea fleet sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 21, 2016. A Togo-flagged ship collided with a Russian intelligence vessel near Turkey's Black Sea Coast on April 27, 2017, and some 78 crew members had been evacuated from the Russian ship, a Turkish coastal safety official told Reuters. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock and all 78 personnel on board the navy ship were evacuated, Turkish officials said.
The rescued crew members of the Russian ship Liman were in good health after the collision with the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H, Turkey's Transport Minister Ahmed Arslan said.
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